Vikas Sharma

Rules 8–13 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: who cannot be in direct selling, the E-Commerce Rules for online sales, the ban on pyramid and money circulation schemes, State monitoring, RBI regulations and contravention3 Oct 2026 Rule 7 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: the duties of direct selling entities and direct sellers to consumers, from clear offers, delays and cancellation to instalment terms and the bar on referral-based price recovery3 Oct 2026 Rule 6 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: what a direct seller must do at a sale, and the practices a direct seller must not adopt3 Oct 2026 Rule 5(10)–(17) of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: seller records, consumer requests, truthful advertising, no fake reviews, authenticity, monitoring and the National Consumer Helpline3 Oct 2026 Rule 5(3)–(9) of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: no unfair trade practice, product declarations, storage of sensitive personal data in India, the grievance redressal officer, the nodal officer and the complaint mechanism3 Oct 2026 Rule 5(2) of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: the information a direct selling entity must display on its website, from its legal name and management to its grievance officer3 Oct 2026 Rule 5(1) of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: incorporation, a registered office in India, the self-declaration, a certified website, trade marks, written contracts with direct sellers and liability for their sales3 Oct 2026 Rule 4 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: the records every direct selling entity must keep at its registered office3 Oct 2026 Rule 3 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: definitions of direct seller, direct selling entity, network of sellers, money circulation scheme, pyramid scheme and the other terms, as amended in 20233 Oct 2026 Rules 1 and 2 of the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021: commencement and which goods, services, models and foreign direct selling entities the rules cover3 Oct 2026 Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026: every change to the E-Commerce Rules from 1 January 2027, rule by rule3 Oct 2026 Rules 7 and 8 of the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020: duties and liabilities of inventory e-commerce entities, product liability where they vouch for authenticity, and contravention under the Act3 Oct 2026